2020 Georgia Swarm season
# 2020 Georgia Swarm season

The 2020 Georgia Swarm season is the 5th season of the Georgia Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Duluth, Georgia playing in the National Lacrosse League. The team was formerly based in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was known as the Minnesota Swarm. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play.

## Regular season

### Current standings

Reference:

North Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0.0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 139 | 126 | +13 | 11.58 | 10.50 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 122 | 106 | +16 | 11.09 | 9.64 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 130 | 118 | +12 | 11.82 | 10.73 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 6.0 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 115 | 165 | −50 | 9.58 | 13.75 |

East Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New England Black Wolves | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0.0 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 135 | 101 | +34 | 12.27 | 9.18 |
| 2 | Georgia Swarm | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.5 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 149 | 126 | +23 | 12.42 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1.5 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 151 | 134 | +17 | 10.79 | 9.57 |
| 4 | New York Riptide | 13 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 8.0 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 116 | 177 | −61 | 8.92 | 13.62 |

West Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0.0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 111 | 93 | +18 | 11.10 | 9.30 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 128 | 125 | +3 | 9.85 | 9.62 |
| 3 | San Diego Seals | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 138 | 131 | +7 | 11.50 | 10.92 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 122 | 111 | +11 | 12.20 | 11.10 |
| 5 | Vancouver Warriors | 13 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 117 | 160 | −43 | 9.00 | 12.31 |

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

## Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | November 30, 2019 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–4 | | 5,642 | 1–0 |
| 2 | December 14, 2019 | Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Infinite Energy Arena | W 12–6 | | 6,301 | 2–0 |
| 3 | December 28, 2019 | Colorado Mammoth | Infinite Energy Arena | L 11–13 | | 5,724 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 11, 2020 | Buffalo Bandits | Infinite Energy Arena | L 10–16 | | 8,585 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 18, 2020 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | L 12–13 | OT | 2,351 | 2–3 |
| 6 | January 26, 2020 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 11–10 | OT | 4,737 | 3–3 |
| 7 | January 31, 2020 | @ Philadelphia Wings (2018–) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | W 12–11 | | 6,679 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 15, 2020 | New York Riptide | Infinite Energy Arena | W 14–9 | | 8,591 | 5–3 |
| 9 | February 22, 2020 | Calgary Roughnecks | Infinite Energy Arena | L 10–15 | | 7,818 | 5–4 |
| 10 | February 29, 2020 | @ Vancouver Warriors | Rogers Arena | W 14–7 | | 8,250 | 6–4 |
| 11 | March 7, 2020 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | W 11–7 | | 5,207 | 7–4 |
| 12 | March 8, 2020 | Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Infinite Energy Arena | L 11–12 | | 8,662 | 7–5 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location |
| 13 | March 20, 2020 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre |
| 14 | March 27, 2020 | New England Black Wolves | Infinite Energy Arena |
| 15 | April 4, 2020 | @ San Diego Seals | Pechanga Arena |
| 16 | April 11, 2020 | Toronto Rock | Infinite Energy Arena |
| 17 | April 18, 2020 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| 18 | April 19, 2020 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Infinite Energy Arena |

## Roster

### Entry Draft

The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019. The Swarm made the following selections:

| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Kason Tarbell | Cornell University |
| 1 | 13 | Ryan MacSpadyen | Mercy College |
| 3 | 44 | TJ Comizio | Villanova University |
| 4 | 55 | Gunnar Schimoler | UMBC |
| 5 | 74 | Jordan Gillis | Hamilton Jr. B |
| 5 | 75 | Mikey Herring | Virginia University |
